It was a fast, fun ski at Hyland this morning in the classic tracks! The downhills were pretty exciting! It looks like tomorrow is the last morning for grooming, and the 5K will be closed starting Monday. We had a lot of great skis on the 5k this season. We're really fortunate to have three snowmaking parks in the metro to extend our seasons.

(Bill Lundberg)

My wife classic skied the North Star loop and reported good track conditions. I skated the manufactured loop and found it better than yesterday. Heart break hill had a fresh covering of groomed snow and the wall was excellent. I think we could have made it to April this year.

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(Kevin Wendland)

Our morning skis are numbered, so get out there and enjoy! Our streak of excellent conditions continues... even Boulder Ridge is holding up great, although I think Bambi and her four little ones want their trail back to themselves, they seem to be getting restless!

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(Bill Oyler)

Great job groomers. There is still good skiing at Hyland. I saw some dirty snow but the base is still pretty deep.

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(Steve Dolan)

Hyland XC Ski Trails with Manufactured snow is packed, tracked and in good condition for skating and classic. Hyland XC Ski Trails with Manufactured snow; 5k, will be open until Sunday, March 25. Last Groom will be will be overnight, Fri. night/Sat. morning (March 23-24). Trail Lights will be turned off Saturday night, March 24. Trails with Natural snow are closed. Visitor Center is open 9am â€" 5pm through Sunday. Trails will be closed for the season on Monday, March 26. Tree maintenance will occur on the manufactured snow trails Monday, March 26. A shout out to the Hyland Overnight Groomers for a fabulous season!

(Sonja Bercich, Three Rivers Park District)

March madness continues. Manufactured snow in great shape. The hill going north from Jan's place (I like to call it heart break hill) has thin snow coverage, so I would recommend skiing north of this area. Boulder Ridge (the wall) was in great shape. Firm base with an inch of loose snow on top. Yes, the parking lot was full at 9am.

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(Kevin Wendland)

Hyland is still grooming every day, and I had a fun ski on the the 5K. I went in the afternoon, so it was a little slow. The tracks were in good shape in the woods, and a little slushy and icy in the open areas. It was still good to be out skiing in late March!

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(Bill Lundberg)

Started skiing around 9am ...striding on new Atomic skintecs. Freshly groomed once again, tracks were deep and solid and skate deck looked very good. Spring skiing at its finest...the best in a long time. The skin skis rocked! Cannot believe how the bite and glide on an icy track. Thanks so much to the Highland groomers and staff for excellent care!

(Ross Jacobsen)

Our string of well below freezing mornings, and perfect grooming, continues! The 5K loop is holding us quite well for both skating and classic, feels like January to me.

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(Bill Oyler)

Classic skiing at Hyland yesterday and this afternoon was good with my skintecs. The track was soft and the steep descent from the wall was difficult but my kick was very good. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon. The skating looked slow in the afternoon.

(John Kendrick)